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Victoria Jubilee Park

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.70100, -1.60719

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +87 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +87 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Gorse, Devil's-bit Scabious, Himalayan Balsam +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
West Bowburn WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Riverside TrailWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
H100: CroxdaleWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 715Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wallington Courtbyway open to all traffic · 12 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 12 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Spennymoor; sensory garden in Victoria Jubilee Park

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Spennymoor; sensory garden in Victoria Jubilee Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WHITWORTH HALLCountry park1.7 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park0 m→🌱Dean Bank Recreational ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦BRANCEPETH CASTLEHistoric site4.1 km→✦CROXDALE HALLHistoric site4.8 km→✦AUCKLAND CASTLE PARKHistoric site5 km→